Kirtan Guide
Sakhi-vṛnde Vijñaptiḥ
- rādhā-kṛṣṇa prāṇa mora jugala-kiśora
- jīvane maraṇe gati āro nāhi mora
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The youthful Divine Couple Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Krishna are my life and soul. In life or death I have no other refuge but Them.
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2
- kālindīra kūle keli-kadambera bon
- ratana-bedira upara bosābo du’jon
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I shall install the Divine Couple on a jewelled throne in a pleasant forest of kadamba trees on the shore of the Yamunā river.
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3
- śyāma-gaurī-aṅge dibo chandanera gandha
- chāmara ḍhulābo kobe heri mukha-chandra
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When will I place aromatic sandalwood paste on the limbs of Lord Śyāmasundar and Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī? When will I fan Them with a chāmara wisk? When will I see Their moonlike faces?
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4
- gāṅthiyā mālātir mālā dibo doṅhara gole
- adhare tuliyā dibo karpūra-tāmbule
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When will I string garlands of malati flowers and place them on the necks of the Divine Couple? When will I place betel nuts mixed with camphor in Their lotus mouths?
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5
- lalitā visākhā-ādi jata sakhī-vṛnda
- ājñāya koribo sevā charaṇāravinda
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When, following the orders of Lalitā, Viśākhā and the other gopīs, will I serve the lotus feet of the Divine Couple?
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6
- śrī-kṛṣṇa-chaitanya-prabhur dāser anudāsa
- sevā abhilāṣa kore narottama-dāsa
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Narottam Dās, the servant of the servant of Śrī Krishna Chaitanya Mahāprabhu, longs for this service to the Divine Couple.